Reunited Sex Pistols' middle-aged anarchy in the USA

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The Sex Pistols frontman snarled and shrieked his way through the band's comeback performance in an LA club ahead of their reunion tour.

In the group's first public performance in four years, John Lydon, 51, was a little rusty, forgetting the words to the first song, Holidays In The Sun.

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Fired up: Sex Pistols' frontman Johnny Rotten snarled and shrieked his way through the band's comeback performance at the Roxy club in LA in a warm-up gig ahead of their reunion tour

But he made up for it by ad-libbing some of his own characteristic lines, including "Paris Hilton, kiss my a**e."

Swigging from a wine bottle, he told the audience: "It's hotter than f***ing hell up here."

When a fan jumped on the stage to hug a bandmate, Lydon shouted: "Steve Jones always gets the fat ones!"

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Punk rock of ages: Rotten with band members, from left, Glen Matlock, Paul Cook and Steve Jones

Later he nipped to the gents', informing the audience on his return that he was "15lbs lighter".

Lydon lost his temper when he was hit in the face with a drink, threatening to kill the "coward" who threw it if he caught him.

The Pistols played old favourites like Anarchy In The UK and God Save The Queen at the concert, at the Roxy in West Hollywood. Their UK tour starts at Brixton Academy on 8 November.